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Patent GB-2517142-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid powertrain systems
Inventor: FOLEY IAN
IPC: B62D47/02
Filed: 2013-08-06
Abstract: A hybrid powertrain system for a vehicle (5 see fig 5) includes a hybrid powertrain motor-generator (140 see fig 5) which communicates with a mechanical flywheel unit (7 see fig 5), a vehicle battery or chemical/electrical energy store (15 see fig 5) and a control system (13 see fig 5) via a communication/energy pathway (9 see fig 5). The engine 10 is directly fastened to a ladder chassis 71 at mounts 77, 79 as is a gearbox 30 at mount 81. The invention allows a vehicle to be reversibly converted using a hybrid drive unit 100 and two drive shafts 52,55. The original propeller shaft (50 see fig 1) is replaced by two shorter drive shafts 52,55 with two original Hookes joints or constant velocity joints 60 being retained. The invention is usable for a passenger service vehicle such as a bus.
Patent GB-2521872-A (GB)
Title: An electrical fault protection device
Inventor: WARD PATRICK
IPC: H02H3/33
Filed: 2014-01-07
Abstract: An electrical fault protection device comprises: a housing 100 having supply terminals 114 and output terminals 116 connected by internal conductors 112 via a fault protector relay contact 118 that open in response to a fault detected by a fault protector. An aperture 125 in the housing facilitates the feeding of at least two external supply conductors 122 through the housing. A contactor 130 is driven from the output terminals, and has a normally open contact 132 corresponding to a respective external supply conductor whose current rating is substantially greater than a current rating of the fault protector relay contact 118. The fault protector can: be a residual current device (RCD) or circuit breaker (RCCB); have overcurrent protection (RCBO) be an under or over voltage circuit or an arc fault circuit interrupter (AFCI). For an RCD there may be a current transformer (CT) to detect a non-zero sum of currents in the internal conductors and the trip current can be selected by switching burden resistors (fig 6, R2,R3) of the CT.
Patent GB-2522620-A (GB)
Title: Auto Nappy Disposal and cleaning seat
Inventor: AKHTAR ABBAS
IPC: E03D9/08
Filed: 2014-01-29
Abstract: A seat comprises an enclosure for securing an infant by the legs and around the chest area, a waste opening at the base of the seat and means to suck the unfastened nappy from the infant through an opening at the base of the seat, through a waste pipeline and into a tank containing a partial vacuum. The seat further comprises a ring of shower jets for spraying and cleansing the infant and means for circulating warm air in the seat for drying the infant. An access hatch allows removal of soiled nappies from the tank.
Patent GB-2512750-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for the determination of formation water resistivity and conductivity
Inventor: HANNA RAGHEB R
IPC: G01N27/06
Filed: 2012-10-12
Abstract: According to various embodiments, a method 90 may include measuring a first capacitance of a sample at a first frequency using a measurement system 40, measuring a second capacitance of the sample at a second frequency using the measurement system 40, calculating a ratio of the first capacitance to the second capacitance 94, and determining a formation water resistivity or conductivity of the sample using the ratio 96.
Patent GB-2525451-A (GB)
Title: A Storage Device
Inventor: GOULDTHORPE HENRY
IPC: A63C17/01
Filed: 2014-04-25
Abstract: A storage device for wheeled sport boards or skateboards, comprises a body having sides 1 and a top 2, the body arranged with at least one shelf 3 providing a storage lacuna 10 beneath the top: wherein the top includes a rack 4for skateboards. The rack 4 is typically arranged to maintain, support or hold a number of skateboards, boards or decks greater than two. The rack 4 therefore may comprise two spaced apart elongate support slots 6, or in further embodiments support tines 5. In this way an elongate planar form may be maintained in stasis in or on more than one plane.
Patent GB-2517028-A (GB)
Title: Interface device between two turbomachine elements
Inventor: COHIN ARTHUR
IPC: F01D11/24
Filed: 2014-05-23
Abstract: An interface device 1, or coupling, between first 2 and second 3 turbomachine elements, characterised in that it comprises an annular air inlet structure 4 comprising opposite first 5 and second 6 parts, designed to come into contact with first 2 and second 3 turbomachine elements respectively, the first part 5 being configured to be in swivel contact with the first element 2, and an elastic return device 7, such as a helical spring, that can be placed around the air inlet structure 4 and designed to come into contact with at least the first turbomachine element 2. The interface is intended to be between a scoop located in the fan flowpath and the low pressure turbine clearance control system and accommodates relative displacements between the scoop and the system. The air inlet comprises a fan flow seal ring for calibration of airflow which comprises an elastic ring between the seal ring and the second part of the air inlet structure.
Patent GB-2528239-A (GB)
Title: Bar and Weights
Inventor: GLASSPOOL JUSTIN
IPC: A63B21/072
Filed: 2014-05-14
Abstract: The invention relates to a bar and weights 1 comprising an elongate bar 2 having opposing ends 3A,3B, and a plurality of weights 10 each adapted to connect to one of the bar ends, each of the weights being generally "bone" shaped with a waisted central section 11 adapted to be held by a hand. In use weights can be placed on the ends of the bar and the bar and weights can be used for exercise, or any one of the weights can be used on its own as a dumbbell.
Patent GB-2516558-A (GB)
Title: Hand-held power tool housing apparatus
Inventor: SIEBER GUSTAV
IPC: B27B17/00
Filed: 2014-06-27
Abstract: A hand-held power tool housing apparatus 10, in particular from an electric chain saw housing apparatus, having at least one housing element 12 that is formed from a metal material and a battery receiving area 20. The apparatus comprises at least one drive unit bearing area 14 for receiving a drive unit 16 of a hand-held power tool and for supporting bearing forces of the drive unit. The apparatus may further include a heat conducting element for enabling transfer of heat between the battery 22 and housing element.
Patent GB-2533909-A (GB)
Title: Fascia panels
Inventor: MATTHEW RICHARD IRVING
IPC: E04F13/14
Filed: 2014-10-24
Abstract: The panel comprises: a front skin 102 having a front surface 104 and a rear surface 106. The rear surface is sealingly bonded 108 to a peripheral frame 110 and to a structural insert 112 comprising exterior lateral edges 118 extending close to or abutting interior edges 120 of the peripheral support frame. The panel comprises a rear skin 126 having a front surface 124 and a rear surface. The front surface of the rear skin is sealingly bonded 128 to the structural insert and to the frame. The insert is dimensioned to engage the front and rear skins as well as the interior edges of the frame. A composite structure in which no part of the front skin is unsupported is formed. The front skin may made from, e.g. a ceramic, cement or polymer material. The fascia panel may incorporate a structural insert which is a expandable metal foil honeycomb.
Patent GB-2517334-A (GB)
Title: Method and device for data mining on compressed data vectors
Inventor: FRERIS NIKOLAOS
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2013-04-24
Abstract: A method for data mining on compressed data vectors by a certain metric being expressible as a function of the Euclidean distance is suggested. In a first step, for each compressed data vector, positions and values of such coefficients having the largest energy in the compressed data vector are stored. In a second step, for each compressed data vector, the coefficients having not the largest energy in the compressed data vector are discarded. In a third step, for each compressed data vector, a compression error is determined in dependence on the discarded coefficients in the compressed data vector. In a fourth step, at least one of an upper and a lower bound for the certain metric is retrieved in dependence on the stored positions and the stored values of the coefficients having the largest energy and the determined compression errors.
Patent GB-2535207-A (GB)
Title: Packaging for consumer products
Inventor: KEITH HARRISON
IPC: B65D43/16
Filed: 2015-02-13
Abstract: Thermoformed thermoplastic packaging for containing consumer product, the packaging comprising first and second thermoplastic thermoformed packaging halves 10, 20, the two halves not being integrally formed with each other, each half comprising a half-cavity formed by positive displacement of the thermoplastic relative to a zero displacement rim, the two halves being positionable to engage each other to form a whole cavity from the two half-cavities, wherein the first half comprises at least one male attachment portion 26 formed by positive displacement relative to the zero displacement rim of the first half, the second half comprising at least one corresponding female attachment portion 16 formed by positive displacement relative to the zero displacement rim of the second half, the two halves being mechanically attachable together by insertion of the at least one male attachment portion into the at least one female attachment portion, thereby mechanically attaching the two halves without engaging them to form the whole cavity. The packaging can be closed by the action of a hinge 18.
Patent GB-2534236-A (GB)
Title: Mouthpiece for an electronic smoking device
Inventor: Xinliang Tong
IPC: A24F40/40
Filed: 2015-02-25
Abstract: A mouthpiece 3 suitable for an electronic smoking device 1 comprising: a body; a hollow channel formed in the body 9; an opening 13 formed in a terminal portion of the body 9 and being arranged to expose the hollow channel; and a coating 14 at least partially covering an outer portion of the body 9, wherein the coating 14 comprises at least one selected from the group of silver, zinc, polytetrafluoroethylene, fluorinated ethylene propylene, perfluoroalkoxy alkane and ethylene tetrafluoroethylene. Preferably the coating 14 comprises nanoparticles and in one embodiment the coating 14 comprises a mixture of zinc oxide nanoparticles and silver nanoparticles. Also claimed is an electronic cigarette 1 comprising the mouthpiece 3.
Patent GB-2526685-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle door lock apparatus
Inventor: TORII EIJI
IPC: E05B85/02
Filed: 2015-04-24
Abstract: The apparatus comprises a latch mechanism for engaging with a striker, a locking mechanism for locking and releasing the latch with respect to the striker, and a housing for the latch and locking mechanisms, wherein the housing includes a first housing 101a facing outside a vehicle, a second housing 101b towards the interior of the vehicle, and a connecting mechanism 130 between the two housings comprising an engaging claw 140 on one of the housings and an engaging arm 150 on the other, and a protective portion 160 surrounding the engaging arm. The protective portion may be an erected wall, and may have an inclined surface such that the height of the wall decreases with distance from the arm. The wall may have a wall configuration portion disposed above a portion of the arm. The arm may disengage from the claw when it is turned G about the claw.
Patent GB-2537869-A (GB)
Title: Stretchable legwear
Inventor: DAWN ADRIAN TAAFFE
IPC: A41F11/16
Filed: 2015-04-29
Abstract: Stretchable leg wear 10, in the form of tights, comprise a panty part 12, leg parts 16, 18 and a foot part 24. A proximal portion 20 of each leg part is provided with at least one enhanced friction member, in the form of a band 26. The band 26 is attached to the internal surface of the band 20 by the application of silicone elastomer in liquid form, which is then cured. The band 26 has a thickness of about 1 mm, a width of about 30 mm, and translucent so as not to be visible through the leg portion 20.In use, the band 26 encircles the upper thigh of the wearer and grips the skin as a result of the elasticity of the band 26.
Patent GB-2527669-A (GB)
Title: Method for producing at least one sealing element on a surface of a plate for a fuel cell system
Inventor: ERDMANN CHRISTIAN MARTIN
IPC: H01M8/02
Filed: 2015-05-21
Abstract: A method for producing at least one sealing element on a surface 24 of a plate 10, 12 for a fuel cell system, such as a bipolar plate, by injection moulding, the plate having at least one protrusion (16, fig 1) bounding at least one guide channel (20, fig 1) on a side facing away from the surface. The method comprises: providing at least one mold 26 having: at least one cavity 28 by means of which the sealing element is produced by injecting a liquid plastic material into the cavity; and at least one element 38 configured to heat and/or cool the liquid plastic material, the element being arranged in the vicinity of the cavity; arranging the mould on the side of the surface such that the cavity runs angularly across the protrusion; and injecting the plastic material into the cavity. Preferably, the mould a gap is created between the mould and the surface, the mould having at least one recess 42 in the vicinity of the cavity; the recess being configured to receive a portion of the plastic material injected into the cavity flowing through the gap into the recess. The heating/cooling elements are used to cause fast curing of the plastic material to prevent or minimise flash.
Patent GB-2531840-A (GB)
Title: In-containment refueling water tank having rinsing function
Inventor: XUEYAO SHI
IPC: G21C15/18
Filed: 2015-05-28
Abstract: An in-containment refueling water tank having a rinsing function, consisting of an in-containment refuelling water tank 1 and a rinsing pool 2 arranged side by side. The in-containment refuelling water tank is linked to the rinsing pool through a water injecting pipeline 3 on the bottom and an overflow pipeline 5 below the upper water level; and a gas-intake pipeline 6 connected to the atmosphere of the containment and a gas-exhaust pipeline 8 connected to a filtering and exhausting system of the containment are provided in the rinsing pool. This adds an extra rinsing function while guaranteeing the function of the in-containment refueling water tank. A check valve 4 may be mounted on the water injecting line, so that water can only flow into the rinsing pool. The gas intake pipeline may be exposed to the atmosphere of the containment at one end and connected to a bubbler 7 at the lower end. An exhausting micro-pore 9 may be formed within the rinsing pool.
Patent GB-2529024-A (GB)
Title: Road stud
Inventor: JOHNSTON WAYNE DOUGLAS
IPC: E01F9/553
Filed: 2015-06-02
Abstract: A road stud 10 comprises a body 12 and an anchor portion (14) for anchoring the body to the ground. The body and the anchor portion define a plurality of adhesive receiving formations 20, 27, 30, 34 to allow adhesive to flow around the body and the anchor, thereby securing the road stud to the ground. The road stud may include a reflective member. The formations may include flow recesses into which adhesive can flow and holding recesses. The anchor portion may be an elongate member having a longitudinal axis which extends downwardly, in use, from the body. The anchor may include a number of grooves. Also claimed is a method of inserting the stud into the ground by forming a hole in the ground, arranging adhesive in the hole then disposing the stud in the hole
Patent GB-2526450-A (GB)
Title: Multi-reflecting mass spectrometer
Inventor: VERENCHIKOV ANATOLY N
IPC: H01J49/40
Filed: 2013-03-14
Abstract: To improve spatial and energy acceptance of multi-reflecting time-of-flight, open traps, and electrostatic trap analyzers, a novel ion mirror is disclosed. Incorporation of immersion lens between ion mirrors allows reaching the fifth order time per energy focusing simultaneously with the third order time per spatial focusing including energy-spatial cross terms. Preferably the analyzer has hollow cylindrical geometry for extended flight path. The time-of-flight analyzer preferably incorporates spatially modulated ion mirror field for isochronous ion focusing in the tangential direction.
Patent GB-2542633-A (GB)
Title: Method of starting a three-phase BLDC motor and motor driver using same
Inventor: Michiel Esvelt
IPC: H02P6/20
Filed: 2015-09-28
Abstract: A three-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor comprises a stator with three phase windings and a rotor with a permanent magnet. Current sensing means, adapted for measuring a phase current in at least two of the windings, is provided. A method of starting the motor comprises: a) determining an initial position of the rotor; b) applying a first set of sinusoidal energizing signals to the windings, corresponding to a set of values of three sinusoidal waveforms shifted apart by 120° and 240° and sampled at a first angle, and maintaining the energizing signals to allow the rotor to move to a first angular position; and c) monitoring two of the phase currents while the energizing signals are maintained and determining whether a predefined condition is satisfied by testing whether a ratio of two total current values is equal to a predefined value. If true a commutation is applied by repeating steps b) and c), but with second and further sinusoidal energizing signals sampled at a second or further angular positions, selected from a limited group of discrete angular positions.
Patent GB-2526753-A (GB)
Title: Tiled displays
Inventor: JONGMAN JAN
IPC: G02F1/167
Filed: 2014-02-28
Abstract: The application generally relates to reflective display apparatus having a flexible display panel and driver electronics to drive the flexible display panel and methods of forming a flexible display unit for a reflective display apparatus having a flexible display panel and driver electronics to drive the flexible display panel, and more particularly to tiled displays comprising reflective, e.g., electrophoretic, display medium. One embodiment is a reflective display apparatus having a flexible display panel and driver electronics to drive the flexible display panel, the flexible display panel comprising at least first and second flexible display units, the driver electronics configured to drive said flexible display units to display respective image regions, wherein said first and second said flexible display units are adjacent and each comprise: a display layer comprising display medium; and a control layer having a backplane and a substrate to support the backplane, the backplane to control said display layer to display an image region, wherein: the driver electronics comprises a first drive electronics unit to control the backplane of said first display unit and a second drive electronics unit to control the backplane of said second display unit, said first drive electronics unit disposed on said first display unit and said second drive electronics unit disposed on said second display unit, a said drive electronics unit is mounted behind a said substrate of a said adjacent display unit to thereby substantially hide the said drive electronics unit from a user viewing a said image region displayed on the said adjacent display unit, wherein the display layer of the said adjacent display unit is in front of the said substrate, the said drive electronics unit attached to a said adjacent display unit.
Patent GB-2535578-A (GB)
Title: Method for Manufacturing a Sandwich Sheet
Inventor: WALTER RIETHER
IPC: B32B15/20
Filed: 2015-11-12
Abstract: A method for manufacturing a sandwich sheet (15, fig. 5) with the steps of: making available an unprocessed sandwich sheet (9, fig. 2) with a first metal sheet 10, a second metal sheet 11 and a plastic layer 12 there between, locally heating the metal sheet and the plastic layer in a local connecting region 14 by friction, deforming the metal sheet in the local connecting region such that the heated plastic layer is displaced and the two metal sheets are contacted, wherein a tool 17 is placed onto the outer side of the metal sheet in the local connecting region and the tool is moved relative to the metal sheet on the outer side such that the metal sheet is heated due to the friction. The first and second sheets are welded in the local connecting region, such as by electric resistance spot welding in order to achieve conformational stability (e.g. by a robot). The sandwich sheets may be used in motor vehicles to replace solid steel or aluminium sheets.
Patent GB-2532620-A (GB)
Title: A method for preparation of erlotinib
Inventor: IVARS KALVINS
IPC: C07D239/94
Filed: 2014-08-12
Abstract: A method for the preparation N-(3-ethynylphenyl)-6,7-bis(2-methoxyethoxy)- quinazolin-4-amine (erlotinib) from 6,7-bis(2-methoxyethoxy)quinazolin-4(3H)-one and 3-aminophenylacetylene in the presence of titanium(IV) chloride and anisole is reported.
Patent GB-2546759-A (GB)
Title: A posture support
Inventor: LAWRENCE WOODS
IPC: A47C7/02
Filed: 2016-01-27
Abstract: A posture support 1 comprising a wedge-shaped body 3 constructed from a resiliently deformable material and means 7 to releasably secure the wedge-shaped body to a backpack. Preferably the securing means comprises a pair of complementary fasteners e.g. hook and eye fasteners, one 15 for mounting on the wedge-shaped body and another 13 for releasable mounting on the backpack. Preferably the fasteners for the bag are attached with a set of four clips 9. Preferably the wedge-shaped body is formed of high density memory foam. When the securing means 7 is attached to a rucksack the wedge-shaped body 3 can be attached to it in order to provide lumbar support, and when a user goes to sit down it can be detached and sat on as a cushion in order to encourage good posture (figure 6b).
Patent GB-2533722-A (GB)
Title: Systems and methods for measuring downhole fluid characteristics in drilling fluids
Inventor: DALE E JAMISON
IPC: G01N21/85
Filed: 2013-10-09
Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for monitoring drilling fluids. One system includes a flow path containing a fluid having at least one component present therein, and a movable housing having at least one optical computing device configured to move with the movable housing along a detection path, the at least one optical computing device including at least one integrated computational element (ICE) configured to optically interact with the fluid over the detection path, wherein the at least one ICE is configured to detect a characteristic of the at least one component and generate an output signal corresponding to the characteristic.
Patent GB-2537492-A (GB)
Title: Method and system for summarizing a document
Inventor: ANAND GUPTA
IPC: G06F17/30
Filed: 2016-03-29
Abstract: A method for summarizing an electronic document comprising extracting, by a natural language processor, one or more sentences from said electronic document. The method further includes creating a graph, comprising one or more nodes and one or more edges connecting said one or more nodes, each node being representative of a sentence. An edge is placed between a pair of sentences based on a threshold value and a first score. The first score corresponds to a measure of an entailment between said pair of sentences. Thereafter, the method includes identifying a set of nodes from said one or more nodes by applying a minimum vertex cover algorithm on said graph. The sentences associated with said identified set of nodes are utilizable to create a summary of said electronic document. The method is performed by one or more microprocessors.